Chappy asked V.C. Lancaster:

Hi there, I'm a huge fan of yours and have read your complete Ruth & Gron series. I especially liked getting to know the mountain Gandry and how they differ from the valley tribe. I am worried about poor Mruin as he seemed really distraught with the human "witches". Will he eventually find some resolution and maybe get a "witch" of his own? Thanks, and much appreciation for the work you do :D

V.C. Lancaster Hi, thanks for messaging :) I'm so glad you like the series. Yes, Mruin is being driven up the wall by his family's refusal to question, worry about, or be suspicious of the humans' magic. It is turning him into a bit of a tin-foil-hat conspiracy theory type, always talking about alien abduction XD The ironic thing is, the others would probably be more concerned about what they've witnessed if he didn't rant and rave about it so much that the others just write it off as Mruin being crazy again. He is still young though, 18 or 19 by our standards, and he won't be fully grown for another few years.

In terms of whether or not there will be another book, there might be, but not this year. Most likely is a short story collection, in which Mruin would get a short to answer the question of where he goes when he's not with his family and what he's doing with his time. He won't get a witch of his own. I don't want to strand any more women on the Gandry planet, three is enough for T'Lax's little experiment. But that's not to say Mruin is alone. He has a companion, and I know who it is, but in case I make a story of it, I'm not telling ;)

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